WO2016004563A1 - Solution aqueuse pour l'éclaircissement d'un tissu, et ses utilisations - Google Patents

Solution aqueuse pour l'éclaircissement d'un tissu, et ses utilisations Download PDF

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WO2016004563A1
WO2016004563A1 PCT/CN2014/081712 CN2014081712W WO2016004563A1 WO 2016004563 A1 WO2016004563 A1 WO 2016004563A1 CN 2014081712 W CN2014081712 W CN 2014081712W WO 2016004563 A1 WO2016004563 A1 WO 2016004563A1
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  • the present disclosure in general relates to an aqueous solution for use with an optical microscope, particularly an aqueous clearing solution for making a biological material, such as a tissue or an organ of an animal, or a bio- engineering material transparent.
  • tissue opacity often limits the depth of imaging. Opacity is also of a great concern in the field of bio-engineering.
  • Bio-engineering materials such as collagen scaffolds are commonly used in tissue-engineering to aid the regeneration processes for injury repair and wound healing.
  • collagen scaffolds are typically opaque, which limits the optical accessibility for in situ visualization of the scaffold and its interaction with the molecule/cell of interest.
  • thick samples are sectioned into thin slices to visualize the internal targets. Sample images must then be reconstructed in three dimensions (3D), so that valuable information may be derived therefrom.
  • 3D three dimensions
  • CLARITY technique requires time-consuming procedures, from days to weeks, and needs special designed equipments, such as electrophoretic tissue clearing, to make biological samples see-through. Since most of the lipid bilayers of cell membranes are removed by electrophoretic tissue clearing process, CLARITY technique cannot observe the intact morphologies of samples. In addition, CLARITY technique cannot clear bio-material such as collagen scaffold. More importantly, CLARITY technique will produce a lot of toxic wastes for it includes toxic ingredients such as acrylamide, a carcinogen and potent neurotoxin.
  • the present invention was made in order to solve the forgoing problems and to provide a novel clearing agent that is quick, easy and safe in making biological tissues, organs, and materials transparent.
  • an aqueous solution of certain agent(s) is capable of making a biological material (e.g., a tissue or an organ of an insect or a mammal, or a bio-engineering material (e.g., a collagen scaffold) transparent; hence allowing the biological material previously labeled with a marker (e.g., a dye or a fluorescent protein) to be traced after the tissue becomes transparent.
  • a biological material e.g., a tissue or an organ of an insect or a mammal, or a bio-engineering material (e.g., a collagen scaffold) transparent; hence allowing the biological material previously labeled with a marker (e.g., a dye or a fluorescent protein) to be traced after the tissue becomes transparent.
  • a marker e.g., a dye or a fluorescent protein
  • one aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a novel aqueous solution for rendering a biomaterial transparent.
  • the aqueous solution is characterized in having,
  • Ri , R2, R3, and R4 are independently H, or C1-6 alkyl substituted with at least two -OH;
  • R5 is C1-3 alkyl substituted with at least one -OH or -CH2OCH3;
  • R6 and R7 are independently acetyl or C1-3 alkyl
  • Xi , X2, and X3 are independently a halogen selected from the group consisting of CI, Br, and I;
  • Y is Ci -3 alkyl substituted with at least one -OH or 3 ⁇ 4 ⁇ ;
  • the pH of the aqueous solution is less than 1 1 ;
  • the osmolarity of the aqueous solution is from 200 to 3,500 mOSm/L.
  • the pH of the aqueous solution is between 6 to 9, and the osmolarity of the aqueous solution is from 250 to 1 ,000 mOSm/L.
  • the first active compound of formula (I) is any of the followings,
  • the second active compound of formula (II) is any of the followings,
  • the first active compound of formula (I) has a concentration of at least 10% (w/v) in the aqueous solution; whereas the second active compound of formula (II) has a concentration of at least 10% (w/v) in the aqueous solution.
  • the aqueous solution of the present invention may further include an anti-freezer or a humectant.
  • the anti-freezer may be a sugar, glycerol or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and is present in the aqueous solution in an amount of 5% to 30% (w/v).
  • DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
  • the anti-freezer is DMSO, provided that the tissue has a Keratin surface.
  • the humectant may be any of hyaluronic acid or polyhydric alcohol, which is present in the aqueous solution in an amount of 5% to 30% (w/v).
  • the present disclosure also encompasses a method for reversibly rendering a biomaterial of a subject transparent.
  • the method comprises the step of, subjecting the biomaterial of the subject to the treatment of the aqueous solution of the present invention as described above for a sufficient period of time so as to render the biomaterial transparent.
  • the biomaterial may be a tissue or an organ of an insect or a mammal, or a bio-engineered collagen scaffold.
  • the biomaterial may be pre-labeled with an imaging marker that is either a dye or a fluorescent protein, so that the imaging marker may be traced under a microscope after the biomaterial becomes transparent.
  • FIG 1 are photographs of brain, heart, intestine, liver, lung, pancreas, stomach and ear of a mouse, the head of a fly, as well as a collagen matrix after being subjected to clear treatment in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG 2 are confocal images of mouse intestine pre-labeled with lectin- Alexa Fluor 488 conjugate and propidium iodine after being subjected to clear treatment in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG 3 are confocal images of mouse brain pre-labeled with DilCis(3) after being subjected to clear treatment in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG 4 are confocal images of the brain of a fly pre-labeled with tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-Gal4 and immunostaining with anti-TH antibody after being subjected to clear treatment in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure;
  • FIG 5 are photographs of a mouse intestine recovered from the clear treatment in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG 6 are photographs depicting the change of volume of a mouse brain slice respectively treated with the tissue clearing solution of the present disclosure, FocusClear, SCALEVIEW-A, and/or BABB in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG 7 is a line graph illustrating the tissue clearing effects of the tissue clearing solution of the present disclosure, FocusClear, SCALEVIEW-A, and/or
  • the present disclosure in general, relates to an aqueous solution of certain agent(s) that is capable of making a biological material (e.g., a tissue or an organ of an insect or a mammal, or a bio-engineering material such as collagen scaffolds) transparent; hence allowing the biological material previously labeled with a marker (e.g., a dye or a fluorescent protein) to be traced after the tissue becomes transparent.
  • a biological material e.g., a tissue or an organ of an insect or a mammal, or a bio-engineering material such as collagen scaffolds
  • a marker e.g., a dye or a fluorescent protein
  • one aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a novel aqueous solution for rendering a biomaterial transparent.
  • the aqueous solution is characterized in having,
  • Ri , R2, R3, and R4 are independently H, or C1-6 alkyl substituted with at least two -OH;
  • R5 is C1-3 alkyl substituted with at least one -OH or -CH2OCH3;
  • R6 and R7 are independently acetyl or C1-3 alkyl
  • Xi , X2, and X3 are independently a halogen selected from the group consisting of CI, Br, and I;
  • Y is Ci -3 alkyl substituted with at least one -OH or o S ;
  • the pH of the aqueous solution is less than 1 1 ;
  • the osmolarity of the aqueous solution is from 200 to 3,500 mOSm/L.
  • alkyl means a straight chain or a branched hydrocarbon having from 1 to 20 ⁇ e.g., 1 to 10, 1 to 9, 1 to 8, 1 to 7, 1 to 6, 1 to 5, 1 to 4, 1 to 3, 1 to 2, or 1 ) carbon atoms.
  • Alkyl moieties having from 1 to 4 carbons are referred to as "lower alkyl.”
  • alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, isobutyl, 2-isopropyl-3-methyl butyl, pentyl, pentan-2-yl, hexyl, isohexyl, heptyl, heptan-2-yl, 4,4-dimethylpentyl, octyl, 2,2,4-trimethylpentyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl and dodecyl.
  • each instance of an alkyl group is independently optionally substituted, i.e., unsubstituted (an "unsubstituted alkyl") or substituted (a "substituted alkyl”) with one or more substituents.
  • substituted when used to describe a chemical structure or moiety, refers to a derivative of that structure or moiety wherein one or more of its hydrogen atoms is substituted with an atom, chemical moiety or functional group such as, but not limited to, OH, - CHO, alkoxy, alkyl ⁇ e.g., methyl, ethyl, propyl, t-butyl), halo, -CH2OCH3, or [0029]
  • the first active compound of formula (I) is any of the followings,
  • the second active compound of formula (II) is any of the followings,
  • the aqueous solution of the present invention is prepared by mixing specified components such as the active compound of formula (I) or (II), or a combination thereof, in sufficient amount of a solvent, such as water or a salt balanced solution (e.g., a saline, PBS, HBSS and etc.), until each and every component is completely dissolved therein.
  • a solvent such as water or a salt balanced solution (e.g., a saline, PBS, HBSS and etc.), until each and every component is completely dissolved therein.
  • a solvent such as water or a salt balanced solution (e.g., a saline, PBS, HBSS and etc.)
  • the aqueous solution of the present disclosure is capable of rendering a biomaterial with up to 5 mm in thickness transparent.
  • the first and active compound of formula (I) and (II) respectively present in a concentration of at least 10% (w/v) in the aqueous solution.
  • the pH of the aqueous solution is less than 1 1 , such as 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, or 5; more preferably, less than 9, such as 8, 7, 6, or 5; most preferably, between 6 and 9.
  • the osmolarity of the aqueous solution is preferably between 200 to 3,500 mOSm/L; more preferably between 220 to 2,000 mOSm/L; most preferably between 250 to 1 ,000 mOSm/L.
  • the aqueous solution of the present invention may further include an anti-freezer or a humectant.
  • the anti-freezer may be sugar (e.g., glucose, fructose, trehalose or surcose), glycerol or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and is present in the aqueous solution in an amount from about 5% to 30% (w/v).
  • DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
  • the anti-freezer is DMSO, provided that the tissue has a Keratin surface.
  • the humectant may be any of hyaluronic acid or polyhydric alcohol (e.g., trihydric alcohol, glycerol, or sorbitol), and either of which is present in the aqueous solution in an amount of 5% to 30% (w/v).
  • polyhydric alcohol e.g., trihydric alcohol, glycerol, or sorbitol
  • the present disclosure also encompasses a method for rendering a biomaterial of a subject transparent.
  • the method comprises the step of, subjecting the biomaterial of the subject to the treatment of the aqueous solution of the present invention as described above for a sufficient period of time, such as 0.1 , 0.5, 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 hrs; preferably at least 0.5, 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 days, so as to render the biomaterial transparent.
  • the biomaterial may be a tissue or an organ of a plant or an animal, preferably a tissue or an organ of an animal, such as insects, fishes, amphibians, birds, and mammals; and more preferably, a tissue or an organ of a mammal.
  • the mammal is not limited to, laboratory animals such as mice, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and primates except for humans; pet animals such as dogs and cats; farm animals such as cows, horses, sheep; and humans.
  • a tissue or an organ is preferably derived from a mammal.
  • the biomaterial is the brain, heart, stomach, pancreas, intestine, liver, lung and ear of a mouse as well as the head of a fly, or a bio-engineered collagen scaffold.
  • the biomaterial may be pre-labeled with an imaging tracer that is either a dye (e.g., propidium iodine or long-chain lipophilic carbocyanine dye), a fluorescent protein (e.g., tyrosine hydroxylase-Gal4) or an antibody (e.g., anti- tyrosine hydroxlyse), so that the imaging tracer may be traced under a microscope, preferably by a confocal microscope, after the biomaterial is subjected to clear treatment and become transparent.
  • the clear treatment may be performed at a temperature from about room temperature (about 25 °C) to about 50 °C.
  • the clear treatment of the present method is a reversible process, meaning the transparent biomaterial (e.g., the biomaterial that has been subjected to clear treatment by incubating with the aqueous solution of this invention for a sufficient period of time) may become opaque again, if it were immersed in a suitable buffer solution to remove the first or second compound of formula (I) or (II) embedded or absorbed within the biomaterial during the clear treatment.
  • the transparent biomaterial e.g., the biomaterial that has been subjected to clear treatment by incubating with the aqueous solution of this invention for a sufficient period of time
  • Suitable buffer solution that may achieve such purpose includes any of an equilibrium salt solution such as PBS and HBSS; an equilibrium salt solution (TBS); an artificial cerebrospinal fluid (ACSF); and basal media for cell culturing such as non-essential amino acid solution (MEM), Dulbecco's DMEM, and Ham's F-12.
  • an equilibrium salt solution such as PBS and HBSS
  • TBS equilibrium salt solution
  • ACSF artificial cerebrospinal fluid
  • basal media for cell culturing such as non-essential amino acid solution (MEM), Dulbecco's DMEM, and Ham's F-12.
  • the transparent biomaterial i.e., an intestine of a mouse
  • the transparent biomaterial i.e., an intestine of a mouse
  • test subject e.g., an insect or a mouse
  • PBS ice-cold phosphate buffer solution
  • 4% paraformaldehyde 4% paraformaldehyde
  • tissues or organs of interest such as brain, heart, stomach, pancreas, intestine, liver, lung, ear or head (hereafter refer to as "the specimen") were carefully taken out by use of proper tool and immersed in an ice-cold fixing solution as described above for overnight with gentle shaking on an orbital shaker at 4 °C.
  • the specimen were then washed with fresh PBS containing 0.5% Triton X-100 (PBST) three times for one hour at room temperature with gentle shaking on an orbital shaker.
  • PBST Triton X-100
  • the specimen was transferred to a working chamber filled with any of the aqueous clearing solution of example 1 and immersed therein.
  • the entire chamber was then covered (e.g., by use of a paper towel or a coverslip so as to ensure the solution in the chamber did not dry out), and kept away from light.
  • the chamber was then placed on an orbital shaker at 35 °C for 2 to 12 hours, depended on the thickness of the specimen, until the specimen became transparent.
  • Fresh clearing solution was added to the chamber, and the entire chamber (with the specimen contained therein) was then sealed with Neo-Mount (Merck) and waited for an hour before it was placed under a microscope for observation.
  • the aqueous tissue clearing solution was prepared by mixing respective components with an aqueous solvent (e.g., water or a buffer solution) in according to the specified fomulations as listed in Table 1 at room temperature and stirred until all components were completely dissolved.
  • an aqueous solvent e.g., water or a buffer solution
  • PBS phosphate buffer solution
  • HBSS Hank's balanced salt solution.
  • Example 2 Microscopy images of various biomaterials treated with the tissue clearing solution of example 1
  • FIG 1 are photographs of various organs from a mouse or a fly before and after the clear treatment.
  • Photographs in FIG 1 confirmed that the aqueous tissue clearing solution of example 1 is indeed capable of rendering organs or tissues derived from a rodent (i.e., a mouse) or an insect (i.e., a fly) or a bio-engineering material (i.e., a collagen scaffold) transparent.
  • a rodent i.e., a mouse
  • an insect i.e., a fly
  • a bio-engineering material i.e., a collagen scaffold
  • mouse intestine was pre-labeled with a fluorescent dye before being subjected to clear treatment.
  • the mouse was labled with lectine-Alexa Fluor 488 conjugate (Invitrogen, USA) and systematically fixed by PBS containing 4% paraformaldehyde by cardiac perfusion according to steps described in the "Materials and Methods" section.
  • the mouse intestine was then harvested, and N-acetyl-L-cysteine (0.4N) solution was appllied to remove its luminal content.
  • the intestine was washed 3 times with 0.5% PBST and permeabilized with 1 % PBST overnight with gentle shaking on an orbital shaker at room temperature.
  • the intestine was subsequently incubated with propidium iodine (50 pg/rnL, PI) for 30 to 60 minutes at 4 °C to label the nuclei. After washing 3 times with 0.5% PBST over a period of an hour on an orbital shaker at room temperature, the intestine was then subjected to clear treatment (Formulation No: 2 of example 1 ) according to steps described in the "Materials and Methods" section.
  • the confocal images were taken and depicted in photographs of FIG 2.
  • the fluorescent signals of Alexa Fluor 488 conjugate and PI could be seen within the entire mouse intestine under a conventional fluorescence microscope as well as in a confocal microscope (FIG 2).
  • the mouse intestine was pre-labled with a fluorescent long-chain lipophilic cationic indocarbocyanine that would diffuse laterally to stain the entire cell before being subjected to the clear treatment.
  • the mouse intestine was fixed according to steps described in the "Materials and Methods" section. Then, its luminal content was removed according to steps described in example 2.2. The intestine was then washed 3 times with PBS containing 0.5% Tween-20 and permeabilized with the same solution overnight on an orbital shaker at room temperature. Then, the intestine was incubated with DilCis(3) (1 , 1 '-dioctadecyl-3, 3, 3', 3'- tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate) (1 pg/rnL) overnight at room temperature to label its membrane.
  • DilCis(3) (1 , 1 '-dioctadecyl-3, 3, 3', 3'- tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate
  • FIG 3 depicts the confocal image of the intestine membrane labled with DilCis(3).
  • the brain of a fly was pre-labled with a fluorescent dye and an anti-TH antibody before being subjected to the clear treatment.
  • the brain of a fly was dissected out and placed in PBS containing 4% paraformaldehyde on ice, then irradiated with microwave (2,450 MHz, 1 ,100 watts) for 90 s with continuous rotation; and the microwave irradiation was repeated 3 times.
  • the brain was then washed with 1 % PBST and 10% normal goat serum for 30 min at room temperature, followed by degassing in a vaccum chamber to expel tracheal air, the chamber was depressurized to 270 immHg then hold for 10 min. The cycle of degassing was repeated 6 times.
  • the brain was then blocked and permeated with 1 % PBST and 10% normal goat serum at 4 °C overnight, and subsequently incubated with 1 :100 mouse anti-TH monoclonal antibody (ImmunoStar), followed by 1 :250 biotinylated goat anti-mouse IgG (Invitrogen) at 4 °C for 2 days. After washing with 1 % PBST for 3 times, the brain was incubated with 1 :500 Alexa Fluor 635 streptavidin (Invitrogen) at 4 °C overnight. After extensive washing, the brain was transferred into a working chamber and subjected to clear treatment by soaking in the tissue clearing solution of example 1 (i.e., Formulation No. 1 ) for 3 min.
  • example 1 i.e., Formulation No. 1
  • Neo-Mount Merck
  • the working chamber was then covered with a coverslip and sealed by Neo-Mount (Merck), and the entire chamber was stored away from light for at least an hour or until the Neo- Mount was dry.
  • the respective confocal images of the brain labeled with TH- Gal4 and anti-TH monoclonal antibody are depicted in FIG 4.
  • mouse intestine was fixed and subject to clear treatment in according to similar steps as described in example 2.1 .
  • the intestine was then transferred back to PBS, after incubating for about an hour, it slowly became opaque again (FIG 5).
  • Example 4 Comparative studies uisng other known tissue clearing agents
  • tissue clearing agent including FocusClear (which was prepared in according to US Pat No.: 6,472,216 B), SCALEVIEW-A2 solution (which was prepared in according to USPG 2013/0045503); or BABB (Dodt et al., Natue 2007 4(4), 331 -336).
  • FocusClear which was prepared in according to US Pat No.: 6,472,216 B
  • SCALEVIEW-A2 solution which was prepared in according to USPG 2013/0045503
  • BABB Dodt et al., Natue 2007 4(4), 331 -336.
  • tissue clearing solution of example 1 (formulation No. 2 of table 1 ), FocusClear, or SCALEVIEW-A2 solution for 7 days; or in BABB or 5 days; and the change of volume was then measured. Results are depicted in FIG 6.
  • the brain slice treated with the present tissue clearing solution of example 1 did not show obvious changes in sample volumes.
  • Optical clearing of the brain slice with FocusClear showed a 5% shrinkage, whereas the brain that was treated with BABB exhibited about 35% linear shrinkage.
  • SCALEVIEW-A2 solution exhibited about 140% linear expansion as compared with that of the control.
  • Tissue clearing effect in terms of the speed or rate in which the tissue became clear after the clear treatment was investigated using the tissue clearing solution of example 1 (i.e., Formulaiton No: 2), SCALEVIEW-A2, or FocusClear solution.
  • the percent of transmittance was measured at 633 nm. Results are depicted in FIG 7.
  • tissue clearing solution of example 1 has the best and fastest initial tissue clearing effect, about 70% of tissue became clear after being subjected to the clear treatment for 3 hours; FocusClear has the second best effect, with about 40% of tissue became clear after 2 hrs.
  • SCALEVIEW-A has the least effect, with a merely 30% tissue clearance after treatment for 7 days.
  • the BABB exhibited an all-or-none effect on tissue clearing effect, in which about 70% of tissue became transparent after being subjected to clear treatment for one day.
  • tissue clearing solution of the present disclosure possess advantageous tissue clearing effects with respect to having the least volume change, the fastest initial clearing effect, and comparable or improved tissue clearing extend over that of other known clearing agent(s).

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L'invention concerne une solution aqueuse pour l'éclaircissement d'un tissu, pour rendre transparent un matériau biologique tel qu'un tissu ou un organe d'un animal ou un échafaudage de collagène obtenu par bio-ingénierie.
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